Frances Nguyen

Frances Nguyen

Frances Nguyen is a freelance writer, editor of the Women Under Siege section (which reports on gender-based and sexualized violence in conflict and other settings) at the Women's Media Center, and a

16 posts
An Appalachian model for regenerating place-based community wealth
Economy & Workers' Rights

An Appalachian model for regenerating place-based community wealth

North Carolina’s The Industrial Commons is building an inclusive economy that recognizes local workers as stewards of their trade

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7 Min
By: Frances Nguyen
color stock photo of an immigrant rights protest. five people hold a long white banner that reads "keep our families together
Crime, Reform & Abolition

Prison reform must include immigration justice

California’s attempt to reform its prison model leaves out non-U.S. citizens who are subject to “double punishment”: incarceration and deportation

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8 Min
By: Frances Nguyen
color photograph of an indoor marketplace stall that sells coffee and espresso. a trans flag hangs over the counter, and thre
Economy & Workers' Rights

How a women and immigrant-led marketplace kept business, and community, through Covid

The women behind La Cocina Municipal Marketplace model a system of community support that has helped their businesses survive in one of the toughest markets in the country

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8 Min
By: Frances Nguyen
color photograph of a Black woman with short tight curls down to her shoulders wearing a black cloth face mask, a black shirt
Economy & Workers' Rights

How activists are fighting food apartheid in Indianapolis

Corporate food giants have abandoned Indianapolis’ Northeast Corridor. In their stead, a movement for food sovereignty and sustainability is seeing progress

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7 Min
By: Frances Nguyen
color photograph of an outdoor protest where a diverse crowd holds signs calling for reparations
Economy & Workers' Rights

‘This is not charity’: A predominantly white congregation attempts reparations

Advocates debate the best way to scale and implement reparations to recognize centuries of slavery, segregation, and redlining that continue to impact Black Americans today

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5 Min
By: Frances Nguyen
a photograph of a crowd of protesters facing to the right of the camera. they hold signs saying "shut them down" and "people
Economy & Workers' Rights

Brooklyn housing advocates sustain models of care beyond displacement

Community organizers continue to aid neighbors during the COVID-19 crisis, but they need sustained support, especially from newer neighbors

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7 Min
By: Frances Nguyen
a Black person in a winter coat rides a bicycle past a homeless encampment
Economy & Workers' Rights

What will it take to meet the challenge of houselessness in Los Angeles?

A racist housing crisis has fueled houselessness in LA, but steps like Measure ULA and listening to houseless people’s needs may help

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8 Min
By: Frances Nguyen
workers wearing red shirts and long white pants hold a peach-colored banner with serif white text reading "boycott chateau ma
Economy & Workers' Rights

How workers in Hollywood took on an industry giant and won

After filing discrimination lawsuits and facing hostile management, Chateau Marmont workers won their right to unionize

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5 Min
By: Frances Nguyen
female marines stand in line in uniforms facing to the left. they wear white cloth face masks over their noses and mouths
Economy & Workers' Rights

What Biden’s student loan relief plan really means for military recruitment

The military often targets lower-income BIPOC for enlistment. What will it mean for a prospective recruit to not have to choose between debt and service?

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8 Min
By: Frances Nguyen
Courts are still a key battleground in the fight against gerrymandering
Politics & Democracy

Courts are still a key battleground in the fight against gerrymandering

While the U.S. Supreme Court has hamstrung lower federal courts’ ability to overturn discriminatory maps, state courts may be a refuge

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12 Min
By: Frances Nguyen
a woman with dark hair past her shoulders stands in front of a projecter screen and points towards it
Politics & Democracy

How independent map-drawing commissions are transforming redistricting

With reduced partisanship and increased engagement from communities of color, independent commissions are drawing fair maps where state legislatures won’t

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12 Min
By: Frances Nguyen
the Capitol building in the foreground with a minimalist purple street-grid map in the background
Politics & Democracy

Without federal voting protections, many look to states as the ‘laboratories of democracy’

Since the latest hope for federal voter protections evaporated in January, many are now looking to state-level remedies

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10 Min
By: Frances Nguyen

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